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Lesage, West Virginia
Lesage is a census-designated place (CDP) on Ohio River Road in Cabell County, West Virginia, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,358.[2] It is the nearest community to the Clover site, a National Historic Landmark.
Lesage, West Virginia | |
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Census-designated place (CDP) | |
Location in Cabell County and the state of West Virginia. | |
| Coordinates: 38°30′23″N 82°17′55″W / 38.50639°N 82.29861°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Cabell |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.234 sq mi (18.74 km2) |
| • Land | 6.095 sq mi (15.79 km2) |
| • Water | 1.139 sq mi (2.95 km2) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,358 |
| • Density | 190/sq mi (72/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Lesage is a part of the Huntington-Ashland Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). As of the 2010 census, the MSA had a population of 287,702. New definitions from February 28, 2013 placed the population at 363,000.[3]
The community was named after Jules F. M. LeSage, an early settler.[4]
References edit
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
- ^ (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-03-19.
- ^ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. pp. 368–369.